Help for Southern Italy Trip in and out of Naples for 2 adults in 50s. (Apprx 12 nights)

My fave itinerary for this area is 1/3 Naples, 1/3 Amalfi Coast, and 1/3 an island (three to choose from). Car of no benefit in this area. I’d finish in Naples for ease of departure.
All depends on your interests of course.

Thanks Val any suggestions on where to stay on Amalfi Coast and what 3 islands are you referring to? I assume Capri, etc.

We will definitely do Naples for a few nights since that's where we will fly in and out of.

Thanks
Chris

Any village with ferry service, plus Atrani, since it is a short walk from Amalfi.
I’d peruse a book or web guide as all the villages have their fans. Do you want to stay put or do lots of day trips, all of that factors in. Reading through various trip reports and other itineraries may give you some ideas but it really depends on what you want to see and do.
My man trip planning tool is Google Maps these days.

Thanks Val. Yeah I normally prefer doing day trips so I'm not constantly packing and unpacking at different hotels. We could use Sorrento as a base for example and visit Pompei. Then maybe a few nights in Amalfi or Salerno, etc

Appreciate the advice

Chris

Hi Chris

We will be travelling to Southern Italy in a few weeks. We are flying into Rome taking the airport train to main train station then direct train to Salerno for 4 nights, ferry to Amalfi town for 4 nights and then end in Sorrento for 4 nights. We will be using ferries, trains and buses for everything except we have hired a driver to take us from Sorrento back to the Naples train station where we will take the train back to Rome for our last night. We are flying in and out of Rome because its a direct flight from our home airport. With spending 4 nights in each location we will have plenty of time and flexibility to see everything we want to see- Pompeii, Herculaneum, Paestum, Capri, Ravello and do some hiking. You'll see a lot of posts on this forum about where to base and the pros and cons.

Make your must list first, then you can sort of cross reference with the base options. Do example you can also get to Pompeii from Salerno, it’s just slightly longer walk front the train station. Once you know what you just want to see you can sort out whether to see it from court or village, etc, if you know going in how much you like small versus large places, that helps. Since you are flying out of Naples it is a given you’ll be there at least one night usually (at the end is ideal) and so you can first determine how many days you would need there, then work backward. Good luck!

Hi Chris,
Below is our quirky and foto-dense TR from a few years ago. The AC coast was the focus. Over on Fodors, I go by 'zebec', hence the silly intro joke.
I am confident that in addition to chuckling and also enjoying the music, viewers continue to gain some useful info.
Good luck.
I am done. the end
https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/costa-damalfi-a-tr-1719110/